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Re: Right so who's going to be the first to do it
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:07 pm
by dirtyleppa
nick_m wrote:Yeah WRX box might work but I think they'd still get nervous but atleast you'd have a better chance of finding an LSD. Porsche box would work but fuck me they'd be expensive.
Maybe an audi box out of an A6 with the v6's or a diesel one. But you'd never get an LSD one.
WRX is probably the pick for cost vs availability vs stength vs LSD
i agree with wrx box. strength wise, reckon it would be sweet if you got hold of an sti 6 speed. they pretty strong from what i understand. also think if that didnt last, you could get dog gear sets from australia, but kinda expensive
Re: Right so who's going to be the first to do it
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:15 am
by nick_m
They are everywhere, I'd just by a couple of 5 speeds and cross my fingers they last. When it goes bang just replace. Atleast its in the tray so will be easy to replace.
I reckon cut the whole tray out run new chassis rails from the cab back and narrow a skyline/silvia rear subframe with the subie box/engine combo in its place.
Hardest part would be the gear change.
Can I help
Re: Right so who's going to be the first to do it
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:28 am
by dirtyleppa
was thinking about this for ages last night, and you could possibly just use a normal rwd gearbox, but pretty much bolt the gearbox to the diff with a really short driveshaft. just an idea as i wouldnt know what lengths would be involved.
or you could just use the factory auto. would be easier to hook up gear linkages to
Re: Right so who's going to be the first to do it
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:48 am
by nick_m
Yeah thought about that too but I don't think you'd have enough room in the tray the nissan v8 is like 760 long or something and gearbox would easy be a meter.
I agree auto would be EASY.
If you went auto just buy a FWD auto subie box, you'd probably pay a box of beer for one!
Re: Right so who's going to be the first to do it
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:52 am
by dirtyleppa
true, but a box of beers a week to replace the shitty fwd auto is a box less we could have consumed
Re: Right so who's going to be the first to do it
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:40 am
by nick_m
true although i had a dvd where I think it was the rigoli boys in aus took a standard fwd impreza that they put a turbo wrx motor and nos into and were doing 11's with slicks and it was still living so it may just be alright
Re: Right so who's going to be the first to do it
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:30 pm
by 2 doors
im with Nick on this, who cares how impracticle it is ,it would be cool.
and Bart, what ever happend to, too much power is never enough?
Re: Right so who's going to be the first to do it
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:33 pm
by dirtyleppa
well put wal
Re: Right so who's going to be the first to do it
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:39 pm
by Dattochriswagon
Agreed. If everyone thought like this what a boring world we would live in!
Im glad John didnt think hmmm this v8 aint gonna fit in without redesigning the x member ill put a rotor innit they much smaller
Re: Right so who's going to be the first to do it
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:53 pm
by dirtyleppa
the more i think about it, the more i wanna get a bank loan and have a crack at it
